Om

[ awm ]

nounHinduism.
  1. a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.

Origin of Om

1
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1780–90
  • Also Aum [ohm] /oʊm/ .

Other definitions for Om. (2 of 3)

Om.

abbreviation
  1. Ostmark.

Other definitions for O.M. (3 of 3)

O.M.

abbreviationBritish.
  1. Order of Merit.

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How to use Om in a sentence

  • To them were born two sons, the brother of our subject being O. M. Conover, of Waitsburg.

  • Three of them were signed with the initials O. M., which may or may not have had any association with the name Moore.

  • Though some letters or hieroglyphs are defaced, there can be no doubt that the inscription is correctly read G. O. M.

    In the Wrong Paradise | Andrew Lang
  • I dont believe you know what w-o-m-a-n spells, said he to the uneducated soldier on one occasion.

    Anecdotes of the Great War | Carleton Britton Case
  • On the eastern side it reached the entrance of the boulevard O, and followed the line O M, with a similar passage at M.

    Annals of a Fortress | E. Viollet-le-Duc

British Dictionary definitions for om (1 of 4)

om

the internet domain name for
  1. Oman

British Dictionary definitions for Om (2 of 4)

Om

/ (əʊm) /


noun
  1. Hinduism a sacred syllable typifying the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, who are concerned in the threefold operation of integration, maintenance, and disintegration

Origin of Om

2
from Sanskrit

British Dictionary definitions for OM (3 of 4)

OM

abbreviation for
  1. Order of Merit (a Brit title)

symbol for
  1. currency (the former) Ostmark

British Dictionary definitions for OM (4 of 4)

OM

abbreviation for
  1. Oman (international car registration)

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